狗口里生不出象牙 — “You can't expect good words from a malicious person”
狗口里生不出象牙 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “You can't expect good words from a malicious person”. Bad people cannot say good things. Literally, “No ivory can grow out of a dog's mouth”.
狗口里生不出象牙 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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What does 狗口里生不出象牙 mean?
狗口里生不出象牙 (gǒu kǒu lǐ shēng bù chū xiàng yá) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “You can't expect good words from a malicious person”.
How do you pronounce 狗口里生不出象牙?
狗口里生不出象牙 is pronounced gǒu kǒu lǐ shēng bù chū xiàng yá in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 狗口里生不出象牙 literally mean?
Literally, 狗口里生不出象牙 means “no ivory can grow out of a dog's mouth”. It is used to mean “You can't expect good words from a malicious person”.
What is the Chinese definition of 狗口里生不出象牙?
比喻坏人说不出好话。同“狗口里吐不出象牙”。